Ghost town · Kansas
Ohio City
Ohio City is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Fowler Hill stands 318 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McCandless, a ghost town 5.0 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.50639, -95.24889
91 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 44
- Goppert Teen Park: 6.1 mi
- Kanza Park: 6.4 mi
- City Park: 7.3 mi
- Freedom Park: 7.6 mi
- Haley Park: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- McCandless: 5.0 mi
- Berea: 8.2 mi
- Greenwood: 10.3 mi
- Dennison: 12.2 mi
- Silkville: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 7.7 mi
- Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 9.1 mi
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 10.0 mi
- John Brown Museum: 15.7 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 15.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Old Depot Museum: 8.0 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 16.1 mi
- Palmyra Post Office: 19.0 mi
- Old Castle Museum: 19.0 mi
- Kibbee Cabin: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 20.6 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 20.8 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 21.0 mi
- Rice Woodland: 21.2 mi
- Hillsdale Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 7.4 mi
- Onward Ottawa: 7.7 mi
- Ottawa Silhouette: 7.8 mi
- John Brown: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- ATSF Caboose: 15.8 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 18.7 mi
- Melvern Railroad Park: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 2
- Peine Mound: 10.5 mi
- Fowler Hill: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Windsurfer Beach: 21.9 mi
- Miola Beach: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Paola Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Hill | NNE 15° | 318 m | 14.0 mi |
| Peine Mound | SSE 149° | 308 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, 8 mi away.
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